Teaching ballet

Have you thought about teaching ballet to elementary students? Even if you're not a dancer, teaching ballet can be a fun and meaningful addition to your classroom dance curriculum.

As we launch into the 2016-2017 year of classes, The Ballet Source would like to provide teachers with a few FREE resources. The first four levels of the Ballet Arts for Young Children Curriculum use these feet and arm positions. We have provided, here, a total of 8 downloads: An 8.5″ x 11″ Labeled Positions […]

Positions of the body, Vaganova Method

A picture takes you through the basic ballet training content, understand the main points of the movement, remember these ballet terms, and the novice becomes ballerina in seconds.#ballet #balletshoes #dance #dancelife

It's not a suggestion, it's a tried and true fact that young dancers need a short break at least once in their 45-minute to 1 hour long ballet class. Try these fun games that teach ballet technique while having fun with friends!

Petit allegro exercises are normally performed to a 2/4 time signature. This is the numbers of beats in each measure i.e. for each count of 4 there will be 2 beats per count. This helps when performing petit allegro exercises which usually have a 1 2 action. An example of a petit allegro exercise is a glissade. This is a linking step with gives the appearance of gliding though the air. Below I will discuss the different glissade which travel to the side. GLISSADE DERRIERE: Starts with the…

This ballet lesson planner is a great way to plan lessons. It's designed for ballet teachers. The planner contains sections: warm up, barre, and centre work, each with spaces for notes about what you'll be covering in each segment. It's easy to use—just print out the pages as you need and fill them out as you go! This is a digital download file. No physical item will be shipped to you. Your file will be ready for download after purchase Format: Print ready PDF Size: A4 & Us Letter *Terms and…

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